A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles:Part I: Sounds and Spelling.Part II: Syntax. First Volume.Part III: Synt
Jesperson, Otto.
7 volumes. Bound in original wrappers. Seminal work on English Grammar, with focus on Syntax. Written by renowned Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (see below). Minor age wear and bowing to wrappers. Ex library copy, with "Ref" [i.e. Reference Library] written in pen on all front wrappers, not affecting text, and library stamp to all title pages, not affecting text. Otherwise clean and tight. Very good condition.
On the author (Source: Public Domain):Jens Otto Harry Jespersen or Otto Jespersen (1860-1943) was a Danish linguist who specialized in English language grammar. From 1893 to 1925, Jespersen was a professor of English at Copenhagen University . Along with Paul Passy, he was a founder of the "International Phonetic Association". Jespersen was most widely recognized for "Modern English Grammar "(first published in 1909), which concentrated on morphology and syntax, and "Growth and Structure of the English Language." Late in his life he published "Analytic Syntax "(1937), in which he presents his views on syntactic structure.
Edition: Reprint
Book ID: 20023
Price: $250.00